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Attributes | |
ACN | 226494 |
Time | |
Date | 199212 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : oxi |
State Reference | IN |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 16000 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Flight Phase | descent other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute airway : zau |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : radar |
Qualification | controller : radar |
ASRS Report | 226494 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other controllera |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Air carrier X left frequency at a very critical period of the arrival rush (without advising ATC). He continued wbound descending to 4000 ft, southwest of oxi (toward the departure sector). After 3 xmissions he finally acknowledged but by this time he had already jeopardized the safety of his aircraft and that of other aircraft inbound to ord from the south. Pilot called ZAU supervisor where he admitted leaving frequency to call company operations to discuss TCASII alert over oxi (see TCASII graphic). Pilot was extremely unprofessional in his attempt to monopolize frequency time prior to, and after, leaving the frequency to call company.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR X RECEIVED FALSE TCASII ALERT. MADE UNAUTH CHANGE TO COMPANY FREQ. PLTDEV.
Narrative: ACR X LEFT FREQ AT A VERY CRITICAL PERIOD OF THE ARR RUSH (WITHOUT ADVISING ATC). HE CONTINUED WBOUND DSNDING TO 4000 FT, SW OF OXI (TOWARD THE DEP SECTOR). AFTER 3 XMISSIONS HE FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BUT BY THIS TIME HE HAD ALREADY JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF HIS ACFT AND THAT OF OTHER ACFT INBOUND TO ORD FROM THE S. PLT CALLED ZAU SUPVR WHERE HE ADMITTED LEAVING FREQ TO CALL COMPANY OPS TO DISCUSS TCASII ALERT OVER OXI (SEE TCASII GRAPHIC). PLT WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MONOPOLIZE FREQ TIME PRIOR TO, AND AFTER, LEAVING THE FREQ TO CALL COMPANY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.